Chestnut Cottage, Rowell Lane, Loxley, Sheffield, S6 6SH
About Chestnut Cottage
Chestnut Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loxley, Sheffield, Sheffield (S6 6SH). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2018–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 38.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £465,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_street
- LandYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Chestnut Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chestnut Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Chestnut Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 6 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2024Most recent
£465,000
+43.1%over 5 years11 October 2018
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S6 6SH: £230,000 (2024–2002).
Nearby sales in S6 6SH
6 Rowell Lane, Loxley, Sheffield, S6 6SH
Sold Dec 2024
£205,500Grange Cottage, Rowell Lane, Loxley, Sheffield, S6 6SH
Sold Aug 2024
£365,0003 Rowell Lane, Loxley, Sheffield, S6 6SH
Sold Dec 2017
£230,000Ivy Barn, Rowell Lane, Loxley, Sheffield, S6 6SH
Sold Mar 2017
£230,000Fairview Cottage, Rowell Lane, Loxley, Sheffield, S6 6SH
Sold Aug 2002
£150,000
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Versus other Rowell Lane homes
Chestnut Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,163
Street avg £2,316
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rowel Lane/Spout Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Nook Lane Junior School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB